Issuer |
France
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Period |
French State (1940-1944)
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Type | Standard circulation coin |
Years | 1941-1943 |
Value | 10 Centimes (0.10) |
Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
Composition | Zinc |
Weight | 2.5 g |
Diameter | 21 mm |
Thickness | 1 mm |
Shape | Round with a round hole |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Demonetized | 20 March 1947 |
Number | N# 704 |
References |
F# 141, ![]() ![]() And 5 more volumes.
Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
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Wheat Ears on either side of the hole at the bottom
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ETAT
FRANÇAIS
A. DE G.
Translation:
STATE
FRENCH
A. DE G.
Engraver: Atelier de gravure
Oak Leaves on either side of the Hole
Script: Latin
Lettering:
10
CENTIMES
1941
Engraver: Atelier de gravure
Reeded (with narrow groves or wide grooves)
© Eagle68 (CC BY-NC)
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Paris, France (600-1973) |
Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Paris (1931-1958) |
1943 issue also exists as smaller KM#903
Two varieties according to Krause:
KM # 898.1: 21 mm, heavy (2.65 g) to thick flank (1.5 mm)
KM # 898.2: 21.3 mm, light (2.46 g) thin-walled (1.3 mm)
Heavy (thick) and light (fine) variants, even if they are collected, are irrelevant. The differences in weight and thickness are due to the conjecture of the time:
- the zinc used is often of poor quality
- the material used for the manufacture of blanks and the striking is little renewed, especially for rolling
- the pressing need for cash lowers the quality requirements to increase the rate of production
- ipse facto, the tolerance and the differences of weight increase.
To calculate this difference according to the specifications:
- theoretical weight of 2.5 g
- tolerance granted of 50 thousandths
2.5 / 1000x50 = 0.125 gr=
Minimum acceptable weight: 2.5 - 0.125 = 2.375 g
Maximum weight accepted: 2.5 + 0.125 = 2.625 g
Therefore, the weight of these currencies can be between 2.375 g and 2.625 g. to be in accordance with the specifications of manufacture. Coins whose weights are in this range are normal and given the conjecture, we can assume that currencies exceeding this range could be accepted, perhaps between 2.2 and 2.8 grams.
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Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
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Undetermined | |||||||||||||
1941 | 0.6% | F. 141/1 - Pattern | |||||||||||
1941 | 70 860 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.53 | $ 0.84 | $ 2.00 | $ 2.00 | $ 66 | 78% | F. 141/2 - KM#898 - variable thickness (see comments) | |||
1942 | 139 598 400 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.53 | $ 0.84 | $ 1.30 | 50% | F. 141/3 - KM#898 - variable thickness (see comments) | |||||
1943 | 48 957 600 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.47 | $ 0.74 | $ 1.10 | $ 3.00 | $ 5.80 | 43% | F. 141/4 - KM#898 - variable thickness (see comments) |
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